Bigeyed sixgill shark

Bigeyed sixgill shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Hexanchiformes
Family:	Hexanchidae
Genus:	Hexanchus
Species:	H. nakamurai
Binomial name
Hexanchus nakamurai (Teng, 1962),

Template:Sharksportal The bigeyed sixgill shark, Hexanchus nakamurai, is found around the Strait of Florida, around Cuba and the Bahamas, East Africa and Madagascar, the Philippines, and Taiwan, at depths of between 90 to 600 m, usually on the bottom.

Its diet is fish and invertebrates. Reproduction is ovoviviparous with up to 13 pups in one litter. It is not dangerous to people.

See also

• List of sharks
• Hexanchiformes

References

• FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
• "Hexanchus nakamurai". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 06 February. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Hexanchus nakamurai" in FishBase. 02 2006 version.